Wringer attachment for tubs



C. B. DAVlS WRINGER ATTACHMENT FOR TUBS.

APPHCATION FILED JUNE 3. 1919.

Patented Jan. 6, 1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l- C. B. DAVIS.

WRINGER ATTACHMENT FOR TUBS.

I APPLICATION FILED JUNE 3,1-919. 1,327,526, Patented Jan. 6, 1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 UNITED STATES PATENT, onnron.

CLAUDE B. DAVIS, OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO J. WALTER KEELING, OF DANVILLE, VIRGINIA. i

WRINGER ATTACHMENT FOR TUBS.

Application filed June 3, 1919. Serial No. 301,386.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLAUDE B. DAVIS, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Richmond, in the county of Henrico, State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wringer Attachments for Tubs; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to wringer attachments for wash tubs and particularly to the class wherein one end of the fabric to be wrung is held securely to the tub while the other end is grasped and twisted to wring the water from it.

The object of the invention is to provide an article of this character that may be readily and quickly applied to and removed from over the edge of the tub, to permit of shifting to a different receptacle when desired and which furthermore, will fit tubs having walls of different thicknesses, within certain limits.

A further and important object of the invention is to provide an article of manufacture that will appeal to the manufacturer by reason of its economy of production and which will incidentally attract the prospective customer, by reason of its cheapness.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description.

In the drawings,

Figure l is a perspective view showing the attachment in place upon a tub and in v use. 7

, being shown in section.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the attachment with the clamping jaws in inactive positions.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 and showing a modified form of the invention.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 2, but illustrating the modification.

Referring now to the drawings, the present attachment comprises a hook member, the stem of which carries one tub-engaging jaw, and a second pivotally connected with the first jaw and having means coop- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 6, 1920.

The hook member is formed from a single 7 wire which is bent upon itself, as shown at 5, with two resultant sides which, adjacent to the bend 5, form the bill 6 of the hook. From the bill, the two sides of the, wire are bent curvingly and in mutual contact, to form the bight 7, the sides ofthe wire being thence continued parallel with the bill to the extremity of the bill, as shown at 8, to form the stem proper of the hook. From the stem 8, the sides of the wire are bent'directly away from the bill 6, in close parallel relation, as shown at 9, and are then returned each upon itself, as shown at 10, to the stem 8, the members 9 and 10 being all parallel and equally arched in the general direction of the extension of the portions 8 from them.

The members 10, adjacent to the portions 8 are bent or returned each upon itself, with a resultant hook 11, the end of each side of the wire terminating with an eye 12 at the extremity of the bill of the corresponding hook.

The second member of the article is also formed of a wire, the central portion of which is straight, as shown at 13, and which wire, at the ends of such portion, is bent upon itself to form a loop, one side of which is straight, the ends of which are curved, as shown at 14, and the remaining side of which is open. From the ends of the portions 14, the sides of the wire are bent away from the straight portion 13, then bent to extend substantially parallel and at right angles to the plane of the loop for a short distance, as shown at 16, from whence they are continued divergently and ranging away from the loop as shown at 17, the bend 18 being between the portions 16 and 17 constituting the gripping jaw face. The extremities of the wire are brought together end to end and engage in a sleeve 19, in the structure illustrated, but it will be understood that they may be connected, if at all, in any desired manner. I

The sides of the wire at the ends of the curved portions 14, engage pivotally the eyes 12 so that the straight side 13 of the loop may be swung into and out of the hooks 11. WVhen the straight side 13 of thev loop enters the hooks 11, it contacts with the members 9 and 10 and springs the bills of the hooks outwardly until the portion 13 has passed well into the hooks, this action serving to hold the loop at times with the portions 17 of the wire against the outer face of the tub wall.

In practice, the device is positioned upon the tub wall with the bight 7 of the main hook overlying the inclosure of the tub and the portions 9 and 10 against its inner face. The members 17 that constitute the clamp ing lever are then swung to contact with the outer face of the tub wall and throw the straight side of the loop into the hooks 11 as previously stated. The resistance of the hooks to the return movement of the straight side of the loop serves to hold the device in position. In practice, and as illustrated in Fig. 1, the fabric to be wrung, is engaged around the bight 7 of the main hook and the resultant separate portions of the fabric are then twisted together by hand, after the usual manner of wringing.

Referring now to the second form of the invention it is also formed primarily of two wires. One of the wires is bent upon itself to form the double hook including a bill 6,'a bight 7 and a stem proper 8, corresponding to the similarly designated parts of the previously described structure.

From the ends of the stem proper 8, both sides of the wire are taken downwardly at right angles as shown at 20 and then re turned upon themselves as shown at 21, the

ortions 20 and 21 being in a common plane.

rom the portions 21 the sides of the wire are bent upon themselves first in the direction of the bight 7 and then downwardly so that a multiple hook is formed, as clearly illustrated. The stems of this multiple hook are continued downwardly and then returned upon themselves, all in a common plane as shown at 10 to produce one tub clamping jaw corresponding to the portions 10 in the structure previously described. At the upper ends of the portions 10 the sides of'the wire are turned at right angles away from the hook stem 8, as shown at 24, and extended curvingly away from the bight 7' and then downwardly to form curved tub edge receiving sockets 25, from which the sides of the wire are then brought toward each other to position at the opposite side of the multiple hook from the stem 8 and spaced therefrom, after which they are taken downwardly. and 'divergently as shown at 26, and then terminating in eyes 12, corresponding to the eyes 12 in the first described structure.

The clamping lever in this construction consists of a wire, the middle portion of which forms the straight bight 13, the sides of the wire being then taken forwardly and parallel as shown at 14 and then turned away from each other at right angles through the eyes 12. They are then bent at right angles away from and parallel to the portions 14:, as shown at 27 and after extending a short distance are again bent at an angle to the common plane of the portions 27 and 14 whence each side of the wire is continued curvingly in a common plane with its corresponding portion 27, the spring of the curves being in the general direction of the jaw portions 10'. The ends of the wire are turned at right angles into alinement and from them is engaged one end of a plate 28, the side pprtions of which are engaged over the adjacent portions of the sides of the wire. This plate serves to hold the ends of the wire together and provides for suitable markings. About the members 10 is also engaged a plate 29 that saves the wire against fracture in use.

In practice, the wringer is attached to the tub in the same manner as the structure previously described. The tub edge receiving recesses however, serve to prevent lateral displacement of the structure upon the tub when under excessive strain.

What is claimed is:

1. A wringer attachment for washtubs comprising a hook having a clamping jaw extending from its stem in a direction away from its bill and a second clamping jaw pivotally connected with the first jaw for movement into and out of clamping relation thereto and having means for holding it yieldable in clamping relation.

2. A wringer attachment for tubs comprising a member for engagement therewith of a fabric to be wrung and provided with a tub wall clamping jaw and eyes resiliently supported therefrom, and a second clamping jaw pivotally connected with the eyes for movement into and out of clamping relation to the first named jaw, the resilient support of the eyes being movable to tension their resilient supports, under the influence of movement of the second jaw into clamping position against a tub wall between it and the first jaw.

8. A wringer attachment for tubs comprising a member for engagement by the fabric to be wrung and having a tub wall engaging jaw and resilient hooks having eyes at the extremities of their bills and a second clamping jaw pivotally engaged with the eyes for movement into and out of clamping relation to the first named jaw, the second jaw having means disposed to enter between the eyes and the first named jaw and constructed to spring the eyes from the jaw and subsequently release the eyes as the second jaw is moved against a tub wall between it and the first jaw.

4. A wringer attachment for washtubs comprising a hook having spaced and an intermediate tub edge engaging portions and a. tub clamping jaw, and a second tub clamping jaw resiliently connected in clamping relation to the first named jaw.

5. A Wringer attachment for Washtubs comprising a member to receive the materials to be wrung and having a tub edge receiving hook and a tub clamping jaw depending therefrom, tub edge receiving members at opposite sides and spaced from 10 the tub edge receiving hook and a tub1 clamping jaw resiliently connected in clamping relation to the first named clamping aw.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature, in the presence of two Witnesses.

CLAUDE B. DAVIS.

Witnesses:

GEO H. CHANDLEE, S. R. BRATTAN. 

